Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45357, Ephraim Eaton, Conn. Mass. New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Mass.
New York.
Eaton, Ephraim
S. 45357
CONTENTS

1883 Oct 26 Eaton history
4404
New York
Ephraim Eaton 4 Capt. Fuller Private
Massachusetts Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the night of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Nov r . 1818 and sent to Sylvanus Tousey Esq. Judge Onondaga County.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 4 mo \frac{27}{30} = 39 20 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1819 = 48 00
$87 20
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. 3 Years
Walter Onondaga Co.

Ephraim Paton Jackson's Bay Mass: Juni. compare this case age 22. 1818 J.B.
Supposed to belong to Col Michael Jackson 8 th Mass Regt.
Michael Jackson Mass: Juni. 1818

State of New York
Onondaga County ss I Sylvanus Fowler one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County to the Honorable Secretary of War Do certify that on this eight day of April 1812 personally came before me Ephraim Eaton a resident of the town of Manlius in said County and being duly sworn declared on oath that in the fall part of the year 1775 he enlisted into the Regiment of Colonel Sylvester in the Company of Captain Allen at Canaan State of New York to serve one year and served out the period of his enlistment in that Regiment — That he afterwards received a Lieutenants commission in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Marinus Willett and joined the regiment under Captain Thomas Skinner & served under that Commander about nine months, when the number of officers was reduced and he left the regiment by lot — That he then enlisted into the Massachusetts line in the Regiment (he thinks the fourth) commanded by Colonel Jackson and joined the Infantry Company of Captain Fuller when and in the Company of Captain Mills he served till after the close of the war and was discharged at West Point — He further states, that his commission & discharge are both lost, having been left by him with his sister immediately after the war — He further declares that he is now poor and needs the assistance of his country for support
The said Ephraim Eaton then produced Eleazar Eaton as a witness who being sworn testifies that he knew of the enlistment & service of said Ephraim Eaton as above stated and of his service as a lieutenant that he saw and read his discharge, and also states that said Ephraim is in need of assistance for support
Deijun Eaton being also sworn as a witness testifies that he knew said Ephraim

while in Col. Michael Sackgoy's regiment and understood he was enlisted for three years. From all which it appears to my satisfaction that said Ephraim Eaton did serve the United States in the Revolu- -tionary War until the end thereof as above stated and that he served as a lieuten- ant in the Regiment of Colonel Willett as above set forth and that by reason of his various circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support
Ephraim Eaton Monroe County Clerk's Office
I Certify that Sylvester Fowler Gann is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and that the above is his signature In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Office this tenth day of April 1818
Calvin Fairchild Dep. Clerk

Ephraim Eaton
20
1791 Nov 14

State of New-York, } ss : Onondaga County }
On the 2 day of September 1820, personally appeared in open court in the court of common pleas in and for the county of Onondaga, being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction apportioned in point of amount, and keeping a record of their proceedings, William Eaton aged sixty five years, resident in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:—
and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Subscribed to the property of William Eaton as of the day of September 1818. The amount of the property is as follows: one house and lot in Syracuse, one barn, one shed, one well, one cistern, one pump, one well, one cistern, one pump, one well, one cistern, one pump. The value of the property is as follows: the house and lot is worth one thousand five hundred dollars, the barn is worth three hundred dollars, the shed is worth one hundred dollars, the well is worth fifty dollars, the cistern is worth fifty dollars, the pump is worth fifty dollars. The total amount of the property is one thousand nine hundred dollars. The value of the property is as follows: the house and lot is worth one thousand five hundred dollars, the barn is worth three hundred dollars, the shed is worth one hundred dollars, the well is worth fifty dollars, the cistern is worth fifty dollars, the pump is worth fifty dollars. The total amount of the property is one thousand nine hundred dollars.
Sworn in Open Court this 2 September 1820
Edw. H. Wallbridge Atty. for Plaintiff
I, Truman Adams, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the county of Onondaga, do hereby certify that the foregoing schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one thousand nine hundred dollars and thirty six cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this
22nd day of September 1820.
Truman Adams Clerk of the court for the County of Onondaga.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Ephraim Eaton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. L. I. 45,340
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 1 yr. Priv. Abner Brigadier Conn.   1777 1 yr. Priv. James Major N.Y.   1778 1 yr. Priv. Fuller Major Mass.   Fuller  
This is as noted in the only E. Eaton found in the Rev. War records of this Bureau.
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wiltshire Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, Apr. 2, 1817. Residence at date of application, Franklin Co. Penn. Age at date of application, 63 yrs.
Remarks: The date of enlistment and discharge not stated. In 1822 he referred to his wife, Catharine, and the following children: William, 16, and daughter, Martha Ann, 7 yrs. of age. To date of his death son should address the Auditor for the pension. Issued Nov. 14, 1818, at 218 per m. per mo. under Act of Mar. 18, 1818, N.Y. 5000.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD
LOANS NEGOTIATED
A SQUARE DEAL EVERY TIME
PHONE WARREN 2000
749510
F. S. HAMMOND
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
338 W. OSTRANDER AVENUE 160 Fernwood
Syracuse, N.Y. Dec. 26, 1917
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me such information as can be found in your office in regard to Ephraim Eaton a Rev. Soldier and pensioner. He was born in Conn. about 1755 and died in Onondaga Co. N.Y. after 1820. What I need is the date and place of his birth; the date of marriage and name of his wife and the date of his death with such other information in regard to his family as may appear in his pension application and record of his service.
Very Sincerely Yours Fredk S. Hammond

1918, Jan. 5. History to Fredk. S. Hammond Jr.
45 357 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 45 357
Ephraim Eaton Rev. Rev. War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 146
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Woman of year
6 Elmwood Ave Cambridge, Mass Nov 17 1894

The application of Ephraim Eaton containing the surrender of two writings, as to his servitude as a pri- vate. He relinquishes his pater- nity, to twenty dollars per month
Resp y
Jas. D. Wattle